January 2005 at Ibiblio - Science, Science, Science
"Mighty, sublime, wonderful, as have been the
achievements of past science, as yet we are but on the verge of the
continents of discovery. Where is the wizard who can tell what lies
in the womb of time? Just as our conceptions of many things have been
revolutionized in the past, those which we hold to-day of the cosmic
processes may have to be remodeled in the future. The men of fifty
years hence may laugh at the circumscribed knowledge of the present
and shake their wise heads in contemplation of what they will term our
crudities, and which we now call progress. Science is ever on the
march and what is new to-day will be old to-morrow." - Paul Severing, 1910
http://www.gutenberg.net/browse/BIBREC/BR6139.HTM
IUPAC: The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) serves to advance the worldwide aspects of the chemical sciences and to contribute to the application of chemistry in the service of Mankind. As a scientific, international, non-governmental and objective body, IUPAC addresses many global issues involving the chemical sciences.
http://www.iupac.org/dhtml_home.html
Agricultural Resources Center and Pesticide Education Project
The Agricultural Resources Center (ARC) and Pesticide Education Project (PESTed) is a non-profit organization working in North Carolina since 1986 to minimize human and environmental exposure to toxic pesticides. They watchdog public officials in North Carolina and work to improve public policy, as well as to educate individuals and institutions about alternatives to toxics. They are a small grassroots organization with a focus on common-sense alternatives to harmful pesticides.
http://www.ibiblio.org/arc/
Project Links
Project Links is one of several MATC (Mathematics Across The Curriculum) projects funded by the National Science Foundation. The Project Links course materials are a collection of web pages, Java applets, and other Internet resources designed to help students learn how to use mathematics in many areas of science and engineering.
http://www.ibiblio.org/links/
GRASS GIS
The Geographic Resources Analysis Support System, commonly referred to as GRASS GIS, is a Geographic Information System (GIS) used for data management, image processing, graphics production, spatial modeling, and visualization of many types of data. It is Free (Libre) Software released under the GNU General Public License (GPL). Originally developed by the U.S. Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratories (USA-CERL, 1982-1995) as a tool for land management and environmental planning by the military, GRASS has evolved into a powerful utility with a wide range of applications in many different areas of scientific research. GRASS is currently used in academic and commercial settings around the world, as well as many governmental agencies including NASA, NOAA, USDA, DLR, CSIRO, the National Park Service, the U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, and many environmental consulting companies.
http://grass.ibiblio.org/index.php
Plant Information Center
The intent of the Plant Information Center (PIC) is to connect the research community and the general public (including school children) so that primary research materials owned by the University of North Carolina (UNC) can be made available to new audiences. PIC is driven by the desire to nurture the interest and enthusiasm of these audiences in the study of trees, plants, and natural history. This vision is realized through sharing the resources of the UNC Herbarium in a virtual way over the Internet. The UNC Herbarium, founded in 1908, includes over 600,000 labeled museum specimens of plants, algae, fungi, and fossils. It is the largest collection in the southeastern United States and specializes in the collection of plants of this region.
http://www.ibiblio.org/pic/index.htm
Science for Monks
Science for Monks is a website created for a science education project by the Library of Tibetan Works & Archives of Dharamshala, India. Science for Monks aims to provide hands-on science and math education to advanced scholars within the Tibetan monastic community in India through educational workshops. The website contains information about the project, the people involved, the curriculum and the workshops themselves along with information about the Library.
http://www.scienceformonks.org/index.htm